U.S. Divers 2 Plus, Owner'S Manual

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Section 2: Diving with the Monitor 3 Air
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Decompression Stop Information
If you exceed the no-stop limits, the Monitor 3 will
replace the no-stop time with the deepest (first) decom-
pression stop depth (in feet) along with the amount of
decompression time (in minutes) at that depth. When a
decompression stop has been completed, the next
shallower decompression stop is displayed, along with its
required stop time. When all decompression stops are
completed, the DECO arrow disappears and the NO STOP
arrow reappears.
WARNING: If you ascend shallower than the
required decompression stop depth, the DECO
arrow will start flashing and an acoustic alarm will
sound. Due to the formation of microbubbles,
decompression obligation can increase greatly if a
decompression stop is ignored. When the surface
is reached during the decompression alarm, the
DECO arrow continues to flash to point out the
risk of a decompression accident. If you do not
descend immediately to the required stop depth,
the Monitor 3 will enter SOS Mode. Any decom-
pression violation longer than one minute is
entered in the computers logbook. Ignoring
decompression stops may lead to serious injury
or death due to decompression sickness.
Decompression
stop information
display